Tag: NATO
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Polish Air Force Su-22 Farewell
Text & Photography by Simone Marcato & Matteo Buono The beginnings With a farewell ceremony held at the 12 Baza Bezzałogowych Statków Powietrznych (12th Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Base) located 5 km north of Mirosławiec, on September 11, 2025, the Polish Air Force officially retired the last of its Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter fighter-bombers. This powerful Cold…
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Base Aérea Monte Real
Text & Photography by Simone Marcato Fast-jet aircraft of the Força Aérea Portuguesa (FAP – Portuguese Air Force) have been based at Base Aérea n. 5 (BA5) since it opened in October 1959 in Monte Real, Leiria, 150 km north of Lisbon. It has housed the only two fighter squadrons of the FAP for more…